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Welcome to RETRO//RECAP, the spin-off of RETRO//RANKED where we hit pause on the rankings and rewind the tape to catch you up on everything that’s happened in a franchise or filmography before the next entry hits theaters. This time, we’re diving into the Scream franchise which began in 1996 with the late director Wes Craven and has seen 3 sequels also directed by Craven before Scream 5 and 6 rebooted the slasher franchise after his death. We talk through all the stab wounds, Stab movies, and Ghostface killers this franchise has seen ahead of Scream 7 set to release in theaters on February 27. 

On this episode:
Danny Jarabek
Paul Rai

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• Artwork: Danny Jarabek
• Editor: Danny Jarabek
• Assistant Producer: Evan Miller

Kate Cobb is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker and actor known for intimate, off-kilter storytelling that blends emotional authenticity with dark humor and touches of magical realism. Her second feature, BRB, a tender and darkly funny exploration of early-internet girlhood, premiered in the Breakouts program at Slamdance Film Festival 2026. Set in the era of dial-up and AIM away messages, a love-sick teenage girl and her older sister embark on a road trip to meet her online boyfriend, spiraling into chaos as secrets are revealed.

Kate recently completed production on her third feature, Collect, a found-footage dark comedy co-written with longtime collaborator and husband Kevin Bigley- which is currently in post-production. She joins Nandita Joshi to discuss her recent work.

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Kate Cobb Website, IMDb, Instagram

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Nandita Joshi

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• Theme music: Eugene Rocco Utley & Karl Vincent
• Artwork: Danny Jarabek
• Editor: Danny Jarabek
• Assistant Producer: Evan Miller

The Awards Season Draft returns for round 5! In this recurring series where we competitively draft winners across one year's full awards circuit, we have covered 2015, 2022, 2012, and 2005 but our fifth stop is the 2007-8 Awards Season which featured one of the centuries most hotly contended Best Picture races between No Country For Old Men and There Will Be Blood. We honor Paul Thomas Anderson's current awards run by looking back at the closest he came to winning an Oscar in 2008.

Our draft options include Oscar winners, Precursor winners (Golden Globe, BAFTA, SAG, CCA), festival winners (TIFF, Venice, Cannes, Sundance), and critics group winners (NSFC, LAFCA, NYFCC) from the 2022 year for 2023 ceremonies.

Each of our drafts must include:

• 2 above the line Oscar winners
• 2 below the line Oscar winners
• 2 Precursor award winners that did not win the Oscar for the same category
• 1 Festival Winner
• 1 Major Critics Group winner

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Paul Rai
Jacob Diedenhofer

Danny Jarabek

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• Artwork: Danny Jarabek
• Editor: Danny Jarabek
• Assistant Producer: Evan Miller

For the first time at The Rolling Remote, we are heading into the lands of Westeros with A Night of the Seven Kingdoms, the HBO fantasy drama created by Ira Parker and George R.R. Martin. The series is the third live-action entry in Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire universe, following Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon. It's set roughly 90 years before the events of Game of Thrones and adapts the tales of Martin's "Tales of Dunk and Egg" novellas, beginning with the first one, which is season one, The Hedge Knight. 

Rather than focusing on dynastic warfare or dragon-fueled succession battles, this story centers on Ser Duncan the Tall, played by Peter Claffey, a hedge knight of uncertain standing, and his young squire, Egg, played by Dexter Sol Ansell, whose true identity carries significant political weight. Today we're breaking down the entire first season, all six episodes, from character dynamics to the Trial of the Seven, to how the series fits within the broader Westeros landscape. 

On this episode:

Jake Fittipaldi
Timmy Lee
Ethan Dayton

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• Editor: Danny Jarabek
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Lucy Sandler is a filmmaker with a particular interest in the nuance of the female perspective and coming of age stories. Mechi Lakatos is a writer and filmmaker whose work explores dislocation, intergenerational rupture, and the emotional interior lives of women, queer people, and immigrants. The pair co-wrote the short film The Weight of a Dog, which played at Aspen and Atlanta in 2025.

Their first feature film development together, Danny is My Boyfriend, follows Lucy and Mechi after they discover they’re dating the same man. The pair fumble their way through a series of misguided schemes, enlisting a parade of eccentric and unqualified accomplices in a half-baked mission to get revenge. Lucy and Mechi join us to discuss their improvisational approach to the film before their World Premiere at Slamdance.

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Mechi Lakatos Website, IMDb, Instagram
Lucy Sandler Website, IMDb, Instagram

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Danny Jarabek

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• Theme music: Eugene Rocco Utley & Karl Vincent
• Artwork: Danny Jarabek
• Editor: Danny Jarabek
• Assistant Producer: Evan Miller

Victoria Blade wrote/directed, and stars in the indie comedy pilot Vicky Wakes Up premiering at Slamdance Film Festival in 2026. The story follows Vicky, stuck in a dead-end office job, who lives an uninspired existence until she’s confronted by a mystical pop star through vivid dreams and visions. When a mysterious gift arrives, Vicky takes a step to face her fears and discover her true calling.

Joined by Nandita Joshi to discuss her work and career, Victoria is a multi-hyphenate talent who stars in Donald Glover's Emmy-nominated Swarm opposite Billie Eilish and recurs in Emmy-winning Wandavision. She stars in the hit comedy feature Merv opposite Zooey Deschanel and she appears on The Chosen.

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Victoria Blade Website, IMDb, Instagram

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Nandita Joshi

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• Theme music: Eugene Rocco Utley & Karl Vincent
• Artwork: Danny Jarabek
• Editor: Danny Jarabek
• Assistant Producer: Evan Miller

Today we are eating the rich, unlocking our inheritances, and moving our way up to the top tax bracket with How to Make a Killing written and directed by John Patton Ford and distributed by A24. Disowned at birth by his obscenely wealthy family, blue-collar Becket Redfellow will stop at nothing to reclaim his inheritance, no matter how many relatives stand in his way. The film stars Glen Powell, Margaret Qualley, and Jessica Henwick. It is the sophomore feature follow-up to his 2022 directorial debut, Emily the Criminal, which premiered at Sundance. In addition to reviewing the film, we’ll discuss the state of Glen Powell’s career, as well as play a this or that game with “eat the rich” style movies we’ve seen.

On this episode:
Danny Jarabek
Paul Rai
Risa Bolash
Joshua Mbonu
Timmy Lee

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• Theme music: Eugene Rocco Utley & Karl Vincent
• Artwork: Danny Jarabek
• Editor: Danny Jarabek
• Assistant Producer: Evan Miller

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The Awards Tape is growing! With our Awards Editor and local Oscars encyclopedia, Paul Rai, at the helm, our Oscars-centric show is becoming a weekly podcast all year long.

Alongside our review on The Rolling Tape for Emerald Fennell's latest film, "Wuthering Heights", we look back at the history of adaptations of Emily Brontë's 1847 novel. This episode focuses on the Academy's relationship to previous adaptations and the potential awards prospects for this latest version.

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Paul Rai
Danny Jarabek
Sara Ciplickas

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• Editor: Danny Jarabek
• Assistant Producer: Evan Miller

"Wuthering Heights" was the only novel by the English author Emily Brontë in 1847. The latest adaptation is courtesy of Emerald Fennell and Warner Bros., her third feature film as a writer and director. The story, notably in quotations, follows a passionate and tumultuous love story set against the backdrop of the Yorkshire moors, exploring the intense and destructive relationship between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw as Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie respectively. The film also stars Hong Chau, Martin Clunes, Alison Oliver, and Owen Cooper.

In addition to reviewing the film, we also discuss the careers of the film’s leads, Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi, and the films that have defined their careers to this point.

On this episode:
Danny Jarabek
Paul Rai
Sara Ciplickas
Jacob Diedenhofer
Adam Patla

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• Artwork: Danny Jarabek
• Editor: Danny Jarabek
• Assistant Producer: Evan Miller

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The Awards Tape is growing! With our Awards Editor and local Oscars encyclopedia, Paul Rai, at the helm, our Oscars-centric show is becoming a weekly podcast all year long.

Love is in the air as Valentine's Day is less than a week away and the hotly anticipated steamy romance, “Wuthering Heights”, will be the major wide release meant to appeal to everyone on Valentine's weekend. Because of that, this week’s discussion on The Awards Tape is about the relationship the romance genre has to the Oscars, what some of our favorite romance or romantic comedies are that have received awards recognition, and analyzing how the genre has transformed to meet the sensibilities of the modern Academy.

On this episode:
Paul Rai
Danny Jarabek
Kam Ryan
Red Broadwell

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• Theme music: Eugene Rocco Utley & Karl Vincent
• Artwork: Danny Jarabek
• Editor: Danny Jarabek
• Assistant Producer: Evan Miller